Museum Apprentice Program

Museum Apprentice Program (MAP)

Contact E-Mail:  map@museumofflight.org

Contact Phone: 206-768-7126

The Museum Apprentice Program provides high school students with a unique and exciting volunteer opportunity. 

All MAP participants complete a 12-hour training course on exhibit design, presentation techniques, and aviation history.  After the training class, participants choose one of three Apprentice Pathways for continuing a year-long (30-hour minimum) volunteer commitment to the Museum.

Audience:                     Students in grades 9 – 12

Length:                        

Weekly meetings are 2 hours

12 hours of training (six two-hour

classes or two six-hour classes)        

At least 30 additional volunteer hours

over a one-year period

Fee:                              None

Schedule:                     

Weekly meetings on Thursdays, 7:00

9:00 p.m.

Six-week training sessions (Thursdays,

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.)

September 24 – October 29, 2009

January 21 – February 25, 2010

April 15 – May 27, 2010

Weekend training sessions (Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m)

November 14 – 15, 2009

                                    March 6 – 7, 2010

                                    July 17 – 18, 2010

The Exhibits Pathway:  Discovery Carts

Museum apprentices design interactive, educational presentations which are shared with Museum visitors during Free First Thursdays and on weekends.

The Education Pathway:  Live Theater - Living History

Apprentices write and perform historical reenactments and theatrical pieces that add drama to the experience of Museum visitors.  Instruction in the dramatic arts and living-history practices is provided.  Performances are scheduled on First Thursdays, weekends, and during special events at the Museum.

The Curatorial Pathway:  Oral History Interview

Apprentices on this pathway record oral histories with aviation and aerospace pioneers.  The interviews become part of the Museum archives and may be used in exhibits and by researchers and historians.  Instruction in conducting historical research, personal interviews, and video production is provided.

The Museum Apprentice Program is sponsored by the Educational Legacy Fund.